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1 O -Y e a r A b s e n c e
The 41st Annual
EBONY
FASHION
FAIR Presents
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W hite Bird Presents Acclaimed Company
On Tuesday, April 2 0 A t
The Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
White Bird will present the wildly in­
novative and athletic Parsons Dance
Company on Tuesday, April 20, 7:30 PM
at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
This is the fifth company White Bird is
presenting in its first subscription series
“A Season O f Discovery.”
The 9-member company has been
eliciting raves from audiences and crit­
ics ever since its founding in 1987. Tour­
ing constantly, they recently spent six
weeks in Sydney, Australia, and The
Sydney M orning H erald exclaim ed,
“they dance like demons, fast and furi­
ous - they have that fantastic buzz of
New York energy.” The Toronto Star has
stated, “ It does not take long to see why
Parsons and his company are one of the
hottest tickets in contemporary Ameri­
can dance.”
The company was founded by David
Parsons, who, from 1978-1987, was a
leading dancer with the Paul Taylor
Dance Company. As dancer and chore-
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Sponsored by
Portland Chapter of The Links, Inc.
Benefit of Links Educational
Scholarship Fund
ographer. Parsons has been hailed for
athleticism, wit, and immense creativity.
He has choreographed over 50 works for
The Parsons Dance Company and has re­
ceived countless commissions from festi­
vals and dance organizations worldwide,
including the Ja c o b ’s Pillow Dance Festi­
val and the New York City Ballet.
Since its beginnings, T he Parsons
Dance Company has given over 700 per­
formances on five continents. They have
been presented by the most distinguished
th eaters in the w orld, in cluding the
Kennedy Center in W ashington, DC,
Teatro La Fenice in Venice and the Teatro
Munipal in Rio de Janeiro.
White Bird will conclude its first sea­
son with the Limón Dance Company on
W ednesday, May 26, 7:30 PM at the
Arlene Schintzer Concert Hall. Celebrat­
ing its 51“ year, the company will perform
classic works by José Limón and Anthony
Tudor, as well as a new piece by the es­
teemed choreographer Doug Varone.
Friday, April 16,1999, 8:00 pm
Doubletree Hotel, Jantzen Beach
Portland, Oregon
Ticket Price: $30.00
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Interfaith
Celebration
Procession of
the Species
April 22, 1999 • 7:00pm
April 24, 1999
I 1:00am
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
147 N W 19th Ave. Portland
Registration and fun at N o rth Park Blocks
Featuring:
1:00pm
Elias Amidon, author of Earth Prayers, Oregon
Children's Choir, and N W Tibetan Buddhist Dancers
Earth Day Parade along SW Broadway
S p o n so rs: Audubon Society o f Portland. C om m unity C o n n exio n . Earth A
Spirit Council. Portland Parks A Recreation. N atu re s N o rth w est. National
College of Naturopathic Medicine. US Bank. Portland Bureau of Environmental
Services. Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission. Pioneer Courthouse
Square. W ian cko Family Foundation. Kells Irish Restaurant A Pub.
W illam ette W eek, and C en ter fo r Design fo r an Aging Society
2:00pm
Concert & Spectacle at Pioneer Square
Registration fee: Two cans of food for the Oregon Food Bank
452-4483 • www.earthandspirit.org
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